Public water system record
Tallulah Water System
Serves Tallulah and Richmond, Madison Parish, LA · 8,601 people served
Federal records show 27 health-based violations and 10 monitoring/reporting issues for Tallulah Water System in the last ten years, including an unresolved Groundwater Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 27
- Resolved
- 17
- Unresolved
- 10
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 10
Key facts
- Tallulah Water System draws water from 5 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Louisiana, January 2019.
- Record on file since 1991, with 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 2,266 unknown out of 3,592 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Feb 29, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Feb 29, 2024 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Feb 29, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Feb 29, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Feb 29, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Feb 29, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Feb 29, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Feb 29, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Feb 29, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Feb 29, 2024 | Active | No |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
110 | Aug 31, 2022 | Active | No |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
110 | Aug 31, 2022 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Aug 31, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Aug 31, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Aug 31, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Aug 31, 2022 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Aug 31, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Aug 31, 2022 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Aug 31, 2022 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Aug 31, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Aug 31, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Aug 31, 2022 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Aug 31, 2022 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Aug 31, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Nov 1, 2017 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Nov 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Jul 2, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 29, 2024 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Nov 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Tallulah Water System go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 11 health-based violations (2 resolved, 9 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 17 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 | 1 |
| 2000s | 3 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 3 | 15 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 3 | 2 |
| 2020s | 24 | 5 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2015, Archived.
Show all 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2015 | Archived |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 96 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2003 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2002 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2001 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 15, 1998 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 15, 1993 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 15, 1993 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 1992 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1991 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Louisiana regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Tallulah Water System in 2019. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in January 2019.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 2019 | Louisiana | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations (3 health-based): Groundwater Rule |
What the violations mean
Groundwater Rule
25 incidentsThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Groundwater Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
Revised Total Coliform Rule
2 incidentsThe system did not meet a requirement of the Revised Total Coliform Rule
Coliform and E. coli rules protect against bacteria in the distribution system
Where the water comes from
Tallulah Water System draws water from 5 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Tallulah Water System must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Louisiana.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells